Minnesota vs Southern Prediction 11/12/26 College Basketball Picks Today

Minnesota vs Southern Prediction

I’ll stick with Minnesota but I’m probably not going to bother with this one. The Gophers are coming off a gutsy 63-61 win on the road over Cincinnati, notching 43 percent shooting from the field with a 40-28 rebounding advantage. Minnesota was pretty ugly on turnovers though (17) and they missed a few free throws (7-of-11 for 64 percent) but it was a high-quality win nonetheless. The Gophers have held opponents to fewer than 63 points in three straight games now, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them keep that trend going in this one. It’s going to be tough for Southern to keep any kind of relative pace if Minnesota is playing well.

Speaking of Southern, on Tuesday versus Iowa State they had a tough matchup and limped to a blowout loss to fall to 0-4 on the season. The Jaguars shot just 35 percent from the field and 25 percent (4-of-16) from outside along with a 43-33 rebounding deficit in that one, but the real gut punch was the whopping 30 turnovers. It’s tough to win games when you’re coughing up the ball at every other possession, even (or especially) against a tough opponent.

Game Info, Stats and Previews

The Southern Jaguars and the Minnesota Golden Gophers meet Thursday in college basketball action from Williams Arena. Here’s a collection of relevant information and reasoning for a sound Minnesota vs Southern prediction. We have looked at this information from a betting perspective and attempted to determine the best Minnesota vs Southern pick.

Southern Jaguars Betting Preview

The Jaguars have been busy so far this year with four games in the can. Southern hasn’t started out all that well record-wise, though. In the opener versus SMU, the Jags finished with an 85-72 loss at Moody Coliseum in Dallas. Leading the team in the losing effort was R’Chaun King with 12 points and six boards. As for game two, that one was another loss. This time it was a 106-54 blowout defeat by TCU at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth. Southern’s Aaron Hall came off the bench for eight points and eight boards in that one. In game three the Jags lost to Drake, but this one was much closer 75-68.

In their fourth outing of the season versus Iowa State on Tuesday, the Jaguars took a blowout loss 84-47 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. Tops in scoring during the losing effort were Joseph Hunter and Lionel Larvadain, each with 10 bench points.

Minnesota Golden Gophers Betting Preview

Over on the Gophers’ side, they’ve got three games in the bag this year and three wins to show for it. First was an 85-50 victory over North Dakota at the Barn. Minnesota was led by Bobby Durkin in that one on 16 points with five rebounds and three assists. In game two, the Gophers took a 76-62 win over visiting St. Thomas. Minnesota was led by Isaac Asuma this time on 20 options with six boards and two assists over 37 minutes of action along the way.

Matched up against Cincinnati in their first road game of the year at Fifth Third Arena, Minnesota was able to power out a 63-61 victory on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Tops on the team was Kyan Evans with his 26 points and 10 boards for a double-double. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added 11 points and four rebounds as well, and Isaac Asuma had 10 points with seen rebounds and two assists for the Gophers.

Why the Minnesota Golden Gophers will win

• Southern has lost each of its last 21 road night games against non-Conference opponents.
• Minnesota has won each of its last 15 games against non-Conference opponents at The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.
• Minnesota has won the first half in each of its last 12 Thursday night games against non-Conference opponents.

Why the Southern Jaguars will win

• Minnesota has lost nine of its last 10 games when playing with a rest advantage.